,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf      
7legislative day1 ,june #bd71 #bjbe,ms4 
,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4           
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,welch1  
,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4       
,markey1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to define   
intimate partner to include someone with
 whom there is or was a dating          
relationship1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,strengthening ,protections for 
,domestic ,violence and ,stalking       
,survivors ,act of #bjbe4  #b4          
,addressing intimate partner violence   
7a7 ,inclusion of current and former    
dating partners in definition of        
intimate partner ,section #iba7;a7 of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#cb7-- 7,a7

 by striking and an individual and      
inserting an individual2 and  7,b7 by   
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 1 an individual who is or
 was in a dating relationship with the  
person1 or any other individual         
similarly situated to a spouse1         
including an individual who is protected
 by the domestic or family violence laws
 of the ,state or ,tribal jurisdiction  
in which the abuse occurred or the      
victim resides2  7#b7 by striking       
paragraph 7#cg77;,a7 and inserting the  
following3  7#cg7 7,a7 ,the term dating 
relationship means a relationship       
between individuals who have or have    
had1 or in the case of a misdemeanor    
crime of domestic violence have or have 
recently had1 a continuing serious      
relationship of a romantic or intimate  
nature4  2 and  7#c7 in paragraph       
7#cg77;,c71 by striking dating          
relationship and inserting continuing   
serious relationship4  7b7 ,inclusion of
 dating partners' children in definition

 of misdemeanor crime of domestic       
violence ,section #iba7;a77#cc77;,a77ii7
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by striking victim1 or  
by a person and inserting victim1 by a  
person2 and  7#b7 by inserting 1 or by a
 person who has a current or recent     
former dating relationship with the     
parent1 guardian1 or person similarly   
situated to a parent or guardian of the 
victim before the period at the end4    
7c7 ,new prohibitor for misdemeanor     
crimes of stalking ,chapter #dd of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in section #iba7;a71 by  
adding at the end the following3  7#ci7 
7,a7 ,except as provided in             
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 the term   
misdemeanor crime of stalking means an  
offense that-- 7i7 is a misdemeanor     
under ,federal1 ,state1 ,tribal1 or     
local law2 and  7ii7 has as an element a
 course of harassment1 intimidation1 or 
surveillance that-- 7,i7 places a person
 in reasonable fear of actual harm to   

the health or safety of-- 7aa7 that     
person2  7bb7 an immediate family member
 7as defined in section #aae7 of that   
person2  7cc7 an individual who shares  
or has shared a residence with that     
person1 without regard to whether the   
individual is related to that person2   
7dd7 an intimate partner of that person2
 or  7ee7 the pet1 service animal1 or   
emotional support animal 7as those terms
 are defined in section #bbff7 of that  
person2 or  7,,ii7 causes1 attempts to  
cause1 or would reasonably be expected  
to cause emotional distress to a person 
described in item 7aa71 7bb71 7cc71 or  
7dd7 of subclause 7,i74  7,b7 ,a person 
shall not be considered to have been    
convicted of such an offense for        
purposes of this chapter1 unless-- 7i7  
the person was represented by counsel in
 the case1 or knowingly and             
intelligently waived the right to       
counsel in the case2 and  7ii7 in the   
case of a prosecution for an offense    
described in this paragraph for which a 

person was entitled to a jury trial in  
the jurisdiction in which the case was  
tried1 either-- 7,i7 the case was tried 
by a jury2 or  7,,ii7 the person        
knowingly and intelligently waived the  
right to have the case tried by a jury1 
by guilty plea or otherwise4  7,c7 ,a   
person shall not be considered to have  
been convicted of such an offense for   
purposes of this chapter if the         
conviction has been expunged or set     
aside1 or is an offense for which the   
person has been pardoned or has had     
civil rights restored 7if the law of the
 applicable jurisdiction provides for   
the loss of civil rights under such an  
offense7 unless the pardon1 expungement1
 or restoration of civil rights         
expressly provides that the person may  
not ship1 transport1 possess1 or receive
 firearms4  2 and  7#b7 in section      
#ibb-- 7,a7 in subsection 7d7-- 7i7 by  
redesignating paragraphs 7#aj7 and 7#aa7
 as paragraphs 7#aa7 and 7#ab71         
respectively2  7ii7 by inserting after  

paragraph 7#i7 the following3  7#aj7 has
 been convicted in any court of a       
misdemeanor crime of stalking2  2 and   
7iii7 in paragraph 7#ab71 as so         
redesignated1 by striking 7#aj7 and     
inserting 7#aa72 and  7,b7 in subsection
 7g7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#h71 by        
striking or at the end2  7ii7 in        
paragraph 7#i71 by striking the comma at
 the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7iii7 
by inserting after paragraph 7#i7 the   
following3  7#aj7 has been convicted in 
any court of a misdemeanor crime of     
stalking1  4